Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for January 21
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| January 21, 1733 |
Oglethorpe, Peter Gordon, Colonel William Bull, Jonathan Bryan and others set sail to find a site to settle south of the Savannah River.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Oglethorpe |
| January 21, 1806 |
Former royal governor of Georgia Henry Ellis dies.
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| January 21, 1813 |
Explorer John C. Fremont born, Savannah, Georgia |
| January 21, 1832 |
Augustin S. Clayton enters the U. S. Senate, replacing Wilson Lumpkin, who had been elected Governor of Georgia
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Augustin Smith Clayton |
| January 21, 1854 |
Fannin County created
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James Walker Fannin |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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| January 21, 1925 |
Ocmulgee River crests at 26.3 ft in Lumber City during a flood.
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| January 21, 1925 |
U. S. Mint strikes the first Stone Mountain coin. |
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Stone Mountain |
| January 21, 1940 |
Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, becomes part of Emory University and cornerstone of the new medical program
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Emory University |
| January 21, 1942 |
Singer/songwriter Scott "Mac" Davis born, Lubbock, Texas
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'Mac' Davis |
| January 21, 1959 |
Tornado strikes Chickamauga battlefield, knocking down 2,000 trees
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Georgia Tornadoes |
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Catoosa County, Georgia |
| January 21, 1961 |
Dean Rusk becomes Secretary of State under John F. Kennedy
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Dean Rusk
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| January 21, 1971 |
Richard B. Russell dies, Washington, DC
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| January 21, 1977 |
President Jimmy Carter pardons all Vietnam-era draft dodgers
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Jimmy Carter |
| January 21, 1985 |
Record breaking cold weather sweeps into Georgia, with the temperature reaching -8 degrees in Atlanta, -6 degrees in Macon and 3 degrees in Savannah
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City of Macon, Georgia |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 21, 1987 |
Carter Presidential Library is open to researchers
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Jimmy Carter |
| January 21, 1997 |
The U. S. House votes in favor of the punishment recommended by the Ethics Committee, a $300,000 fine for funding a college course that he taught with tax-exempt funds
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Newt Gingrich
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| January 21, 2011 |
Enterprise Banking Company, McDonough, GA fails. |
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Bank Failures in Georgia |
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